OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae
Tawera torresiana (Smith, 1884)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Venus torresiana Smith, 1884
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
Keywords
depth: intertidal
depth: subtidal [ 4-6 fathoms (approx. 7.3-11m)
]
eCode: in sand
substrate: coral
substrate: mud
References
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.130 General reference
Smith, E.A. 1885. p.119 Biology and ecology
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Veneroidea
Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
Tawera Marwick, 1927
Tawera torresiana (Smith, 1884)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17874) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-07-03.